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"We have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less; we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, yet less time; we have more degrees but less sense; more experts, yet more problems; we have more gadgets but less satisfaction; more medicine, yet less wellness; We drink too much; smoke too much; spend too recklessly; laugh too little; drive too fast; get too angry quickly; stay up too late; get up too tired; read too seldom; watch TV too much and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values; we fly in faster planes to arrive there quicker, to do less and return sooner; we talk too much; love too seldom and lie too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we write more, but learn less; plan more, but accomplish less; we learned to rush, but not to wait; we have more weapons, but less peace; higher incomes, but lower morals; more acquaintances, but fewer friends.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, but short character; steep in profits, but shallow relationships. These are days of two incomes, but more divorces; these are times of fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, cartridge living, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies and pills that do everything from cheer, to prevent, quiet or kill. Indeed, these are the times!"